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Roku Continues to Grow and Solidify Its Lead in the TVOS Wars

By November 10, 2023No Comments

Five big questions re: Roku:
1) How much advertising revenue is Roku generating?
2) How many accounts does Roku have?
3) How much money does Roku make from each subscriber?
4) How much time do Roku accounts spend streaming?
5) What share of streaming viewership does the Roku Channel account for?

Big question #1: How much advertising revenue is Roku generating?

Roku advertising revenue (YoY growth):
1) 2016-Q3 – $22M
2) 2017-Q3 – $58M (↑ 158%)
3) 2018-Q3 – $100M (↑ 74%)
4) 2019-Q3 – $179M (↑ 79%)
5) 2020-Q3 – $319M (↑ 78%)
6) 2021-Q3 – $583M (↑ 82%)
7) 2022-Q3 – $670M (↑ 15%)
8) 2023-Q3 – $787M (↑ 17%)

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Roku profit (YoY growth):
1) 2021-Q3 – $69M
2) 2022-Q3 – $147M ( 314%)
3) 2023-Q3 – $350M ( 138%)

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Big question #2: How many accounts does Roku have?

Roku active accounts (YoY growth):
1) 2016-Q3 – 11.3M
2) 2017-Q3 – 16.7M (↑ 48%)
3) 2018-Q3 – 23.8M (↑ 43%)
4) 2019-Q3 – 32.3M (↑ 36%)
5) 2020-Q3 – 46.0M (↑ 42%)
6) 2021-Q3 – 56.4M (↑ 23%)
7) 2022-Q3 – 65.4M (↑ 16%)
8) 2023-Q3 – 75.8M (↑ 16%)

Big question #3: How much money does Roku make from each subscriber? 

Roku advertising revenue (quarterly) per account (YoY growth):
1) 2016-Q3 – $1.97
2) 2017-Q3 – $3.44 (↑ 75%)
3) 2018-Q3 – $4.21 (↑ 22%)
4) 2019-Q3 – $5.55 (↑ 32%)
5) 2020-Q3 – $6.94 (↑ 25%)
6) 2021-Q3 – $10.33 (↑ 49%)
7) 2022-Q3 – $10.25 (↓ 1%)
8) 2023-Q3 – $10.38 (↑ 1%)

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Big question #4: How much time do Roku accounts spend streaming?

Roku streaming hours (quarterly) per account (YoY growth):
1) 2016-Q3 – 212
2) 2017-Q3 – 287 (↑ 35%)
3) 2018-Q3 – 261 (↓ 9%)
4) 2019-Q3 – 319 (↑ 22%)
5) 2020-Q3 – 322 (↑ 1%)
6) 2021-Q3 – 319 (↓ 1%)
7) 2022-Q3 – 335 (↑ 5%)
8) 2023-Q3 – 352 (↑ 5%)

Roku advertising revenue per streaming hour (YoY growth):
1) 2016-Q3 – $0.009
2) 2017-Q3 – $0.012 (↑ 29%)
3) 2018-Q3 – $0.016 (↑ 35%)
4) 2019-Q3 – $0.017 (↑ 8%)
5) 2020-Q3 – $0.022 (↑ 24%)
6) 2021-Q3 – $0.032 (↑ 50%)
7) 2022-Q3 – $0.031 (↓ 5%)
8) 2023-Q3 – $0.029 (↓ 4%)

Big question #5: What share of streaming viewership does the Roku Channel account for?Quick answer: The Roku Channel accounts for 1.1% of total TV time and 3% of streaming TV time.

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Michael Beach

Michael Beach is the Chief Executive Officer of Cross Screen Media, a media analytics and software company that enables marketers to plan, activate, and measure CTV and linear TV at the local level. Michael is also the founder and editor of State of the Screens, a weekly newsletter focused on video advertising that is a must-read for thought leaders in the advertising industry. He has appeared in such publications as PBS Frontline, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Axios, CNBC and Bloomberg, and on NPR’s Planet Money podcast.